Side A
Artist	Song
The Smiths	Work is a Four Letter Word
Go-Go's	Vacation
Violent Femmes	American Music
Arlo Guthrie	City of New Orleans
Butthole Surfers	Summer in the City
Neil Young	Cinnamon Girl
Indigo Girls	Shame on You
Cat Stevens	Peace Train
Melanie Doane	Hey Goliath
Killjoys	Perfect Pizza
Ramones	Needles and Pins
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Stan Rogers	Barrett's Privateers
James	Laid
Ramones	California Sun
Kinks	Come Dancing
The Clash	I Fought the Law
Sloan	Autobiography
Indigo Girls	Get Out the Map
Del Shannon	Runaway
John Mellencamp	Hurts So Good
Rupert Holmes	Escape (the Pina Colada Song)

Comment:

OK, I haven't the foggiest what is wrong with me, but I love this tape beyond imagination... it's my perfect music for happy sunny summer days. And yes, I know some of the songs are just cheesy and predictable, but they all bring back fantastic memories of summers past, so that makes it all OK to me. Each song has its own memory. Barrett's Privateers reminds me of drinking in Halifax and roadtripping through the Maritimes with Amy. American Music was one of the quintessential sing-along songs for skipping class and cruising the city with the girls on one of those perfect June days back in high school. the list of memories this tape stirs up goes on and on. I'll be the first to say that it's pretty messed up (Cat Stevens and Arlo Guthrie alongside the Ramones and the Clash?) but it works wonders for my spirits. It's fun and silly and sunshiny and makes me happy, and I guess that's all that matters. Sometimes a little bit o'cheese is good for the soul.

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